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State lawmakers are working this year on legislation to change Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law, ban no-knock arrest warrants and lower employment barriers for residents on probation.

Committee Reports Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee The Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee, chaired by Representative Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta), met this morning to consider two measures. HB 76, authored by Representative John Carson (R-Marietta), amends O.C.G.A. § 46-4-164 to increase the percentage limitation of EMC investments in a gas affiliate. Current law allows investments up to 15%. T...

Challengers Already Targeting Rep. Greene For Reelection - Dallas-Hiram, GA - Two Democrats are weighing runs against U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in 2022. Meanwhile, Republicans may re-draw her district.

These bills are before lawmakers in 2021 to address foster care issues Georgias foster care system, one rife with complexity and circumstance, can be difficult to navigate for foster parents and biological relatives. For the state’s many foster care workers and advocates, the complexity of foster care is one that requires a lot of untangling. “Think of the foster care system as a complex web,” said Janet Walden, executive director of the Hall-Dawson Court Appointed Special...

By Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News Service Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has rolled out his administration’s bill package for foster care and adoption in Georgia that would boost tax credits for foster parents and tighten reporting requirements on child abuse. The bills would revive Kemp’s push to raise the tax credit for foster parents from $2,000 to $6,000 and lower the minimum age adults are allowed to adopt children from 25 to 21. Those propos...

Gov. Kemp announces adoption and foster care reform legislation "It is our solemn duty to take meaningful action,” said Gov. Kemp. By Kim McCullough | January 28, 2021 at 12:50 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 6:17 AM ATLANTA, Ga. (WALB) - On Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced his administration’s adoption and foster care reform initiatives for the 2021 legislative session, introduced by Rep. Bert Reeves and Sen. Bo Hatchett. The reform initiatives are: : Expands the resources a...

Newly elected state Sen. Bo Hatchett will be one of Gov. Brian Kemps floor leaders when the General Assembly is gaveled into session on Jan. 11. Hatchett, a Republican from Demorest, was elected in November to the District 50 seat that includes a portion of East Hall County. He replaced former Sen. John Wilkinson, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress this year. "Our partnership with the General Assembly has been critical in the fight against COVID-19 as we have worked every day to protect lives ...

Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday, Dec. 31, named four returning members of the Georgia House of Representatives and three new state senators to his roster of floor leaders for the 2021-2022 General Assembly term. Republican Reps. Bert Reeves of Marietta, Jodi Lott of Evans, Dominic LaRiccia of Douglas and Josh Bonner of Fayetteville will serve as the GOP governor’s House floor leaders. Lott, LaRiccia and Reeves were all elected to the House in 2014, while Bonner was elected in 2016. Kemp’s th...

Kemp taps Hatchett for Senate floor leader Kemp taps Hatchett for Senate floor leader Governor Brian Kemp today announced his administration’s floor leaders for the upcoming legislative session. Newly-elected District 50 State Senator Bo Hatchett is among them. Hatchett will serve alongside Senators Clint Dixon (R-Buford) and Russ Goodman (R-Homerville) to advance the governor’s legislative agenda in the State Senate. Hatchett continues Habersham County’s representation at the floor lead...

Two days before Christmas, Around Town presents the holiday wish lists from the people who made news in 2020. Ranging from the profound to the peculiar, here’s what several community participants are hoping to see in their stockings come Friday morning. --- I’ll bet you can guess mine. “An angel expressed my wish a long time ago, ‘Peace on earth, good will toward all.’” — The Rev. Nelson Price, pastor emeritus of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta and M...